Transcript Lessonplan3_Malleable_Intelligence - 6th-grade

The Human BRAIN!!!!!
The
Human
B
R
A
I
N
!!!!!
What it really looks like…
The cells that make up the human
brain are called neurons
A 3-D image of a brain neuron:
Neurons send electrical signals to
communicate
This is what’s happening inside your head
RIGHT NOW!!
How did Arnold Schwarzenegger
become so strong?
How did Lebron get so good at basketball?
How did Tiger Woods get to be so
good at golf?
As you learn more, you get more
neurons
Before learning
During learning
After learning
Twin rats, one in a cage
where it had to try hard to
get food
Taxi Drivers
•
The part of their brain that
remembers directions is BIGGER
Malleable Intelligence :
When you work your
brain you get more
and more neurons
We can make our brains stronger, just the same
way we can make our muscles stronger...
EXERCISE your brain and you WILL
get smarter.